US Extends Mexico Border Travel Restrictions Through Aug. 21

• The United States has extended border restrictions on non-essential travel yet again. The U.S. and Mexico agreed to continue limiting non-essential travel “to prevent the spread of COVID-19” through August 21. The previous border restrictions were expected to end Thursday, July 22, 2021. 
• S. and Mexican officials determined that non-essential travel, such as tourism, between the United States and Mexico currently poses additional risk of transmission and spread of the virus. 
• Moreover, given the sustained human-to-human transmission of the virus, coupled with risks posed by new variants, returning to previous levels of travel between the two nations places the personnel staffing land ports of entry between the United States and Mexico, as well as the individuals traveling through these ports of entry, at increased risk of exposure to the virus associated with COVID-19. 
• This will continue to weigh on Mexico’s tourism sector outlook over the near term, given that the US is Mexico’s largest source market.

(Source: Reuters)